{"id":310095,"date":"2026-05-11T09:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/310095\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:58:16","slug":"killorn-sennecke-get-big-goals-in-ducks-series-evening-4-3-win-over-golden-knights-in-game-4-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/310095\/","title":{"rendered":"Killorn, Sennecke get big goals in Ducks’ series-evening, 4-3 win over Golden Knights in Game 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Alex Killorn<\/a> and rookie Beckett Sennecke<\/a> had a power-play goal and an assist apiece, and the Anaheim Ducks<\/a> beat the Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> 4-3 in Game 4 on Sunday night to even their second-round series at two games apiece.<\/p>\n

Ian Moore<\/a> got his first career playoff goal, Cutter Gauthier<\/a> contributed three assists and Mikael Granlund<\/a> also scored for the upstart Ducks, who responded to their 6-2 blowout loss in Game 3 with another mature two-way performance in their first playoff run since 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a great rebound, a good, resilient game,\u201d Killorn said. \u201cI think there was a lot more urgency tonight. That’s kind of the way playoffs go. You don’t ever want to lose two in a row at home. You don’t want to go down 3-1 in a series. We made some adjustments. That’s just what playoffs is. They had a great game last time. We had a good game tonight, and we expect it to be a really good series going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lukas Dostal<\/a> made 18 saves in a strong bounce-back effort after getting pulled from Game 3 for allowing three goals in his latest shaky first period, and his teammates provided more than enough offense in their highest-scoring performance of the series. The Ducks are tied for the overall Stanley Cup playoff lead with 36 goals and 10 power-play scores.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought we worked hard and did a lot of good things,\u201d Anaheim coach Joel Quenneville said. \u201cA little dangerous at the end again, but certainly a lot of positives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Game 5 is Tuesday night in Las Vegas, with Game 6 back in Anaheim on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Pavel Dorofeyev<\/a> and Brett Howden<\/a> scored for the Golden Knights, whose three-game road winning streak ended.<\/p>\n

Carter Hart<\/a> stopped 19 shots despite some shaky moments, while Mitch Marner<\/a> had three assists in Game 4 following his hat trick in Game 3, giving him an NHL<\/a>-leading and career-best 16 points in the postseason.<\/p>\n

Anaheim’s two power-play goals ended the unit\u2019s 0-for-11 skid and finally dented a Vegas penalty kill that allowed just one power-play goal in its first nine postseason games. Killorn got the tiebreaking power-play goal late in the second period when he drove the net and his shot trickled through Hart.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m not going to dissect the PK,\u201d Vegas coach John Tortorella said. \u201cI think the biggest part of the game was we needed to get out of the second period (tied) 2-2. That gave them some life, and they scored their fourth goal and they’re just filling the neutral zone, just stacking. I think that was the most important part of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moore added to the Ducks’ early in the third, recording his first career playoff point. Tomas Hertl<\/a> ended his personal 29-game goal drought when he scored for Vegas with 1:04 left while Hart was pulled for an extra attacker, but Anaheim held on.<\/p>\n

Sennecke, the Ducks\u2019 20-year-old Calder Trophy finalist, opened the scoring with just the second power-play goal allowed by the Golden Knights in the entire postseason, ending a streak of 21 straight kills.<\/p>\n

Sennecke scored a goal in his third consecutive game, joining Sidney Crosby (2007) as the only players under 21 with a three-game postseason goal streak in the 21st century.<\/p>\n

Howden tied it with his seventh goal of the postseason early in the second period off a slick setup from former Ducks draft pick William Karlsson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vegas played without captain Mark Stone<\/a>, who incurred an undisclosed injury in Game 3.<\/p>\n

Anaheim shook up its lineup, inserting puck-moving defenseman Olen Zellweger<\/a> for his playoff debut and his first game action since April 7 while Moore and forward Mason McTavish<\/a> also returned after healthy scratches. Quenneville praised all three players’ effort.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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